Salim Matar

Salim Matar
Born 1956
Baghdad, Iraq
Nationality Swiss/Iraqi
Occupation Novelist
Known for Iraqi nationalism
Website
http://www.salim.mesopot.com

Salim Matar (Arabic: سليم مطر‎) (born 1956) is a prominent Iraqi nationalist, novelist, and historian.[1]

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Biography

Matar was born in Baghdad in 1956 to a family which originally migrated from Amarah. During his youth he became involved with the Iraqi Communist Party and was forced to flee the country in 1978 and he finally settled in Geneva in 1981.[2]

Works

Salim Matar published a number of literary works which revolved around his life experiences in Iraq. In his books he discusses the modern national identity of Iraq and its modern history. He also publishes a web magazine advocating Iraqi nationalism.[3]

Selected works

External links

References

  1. ^ "مكاسب وخسائر الأكراد من الحرب على العراق". Al Jazeera. 6 May 2003. http://www.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/1B29C950-1EE8-404D-83B1-71360C89E921.htm. Retrieved 3 November 2011. 
  2. ^ "سليم مطر". مركز النور. http://www.alnoor.se/author.asp?id=1848. Retrieved 28 October 2011.  (Arabic)
  3. ^ "سليم مطر". الحوار المتمدن. http://www.ahewar.org/m.asp?i=202. Retrieved 28 October 2011.  (Arabic)
  4. ^ القصيفي, ماري. "سيرة سليم مطر، البوم عائلة عراقية". Dar al-Hayat. http://www.daralhayat.com/portalarticlendah/274335. Retrieved 28 October 2011.  (Arabic)